IND vs. Eng: Test Captain fired Team India as Shubman Gill’s first Pep Talk – Watch | Cricket news
New Delhi: A baggi blue hat on his head, hands on his companions, and some charge-up words to set his squad on fire-this was an familiar handle for Shubman Gill, but it kept an additional weight. Among the border ropes of the Hadingley Stadium in Leeds, Gill addressed his team as India’s Test captain for the first time. The batsmen gave a major performance, their message was clear: Let’s boil England out quickly and take a 1-0 lead in the series.India was excluded for 471 in its first innings of initial test against England, leading three standout centuries. Skipper Shubman Gill (147), Vice-Capture Rishabh Pant (134), and opener Yashsvi Jaiswal (101) laid a solid foundation for India’s strong position in the match.Gill and the pants shared a game-shift 209-Run stand for the fourth wicket after Jaiswal and KL Rahul (42). Watch: Jaiswal’s 101 came off 159 balls and included 16 fours and a six. Gill hit 19 borders and six in his 227-gents 147, while the pants were the most aggressive, destroyed 12 fours and 6 sixes during his 134-chandeline knocks-his seventh Test hundred, now the most in the format by any Indian wicketkeeper.India, resumed at 359/3 at day 2, lost the remaining seven wickets for 112 runs. Ben Stokes (4/66) and Josh tongue (4/86) were the pickle of England bowlers.
This is a total of 471 now in a distant test in India’s first fleeing score, as they declared 622/7 in Sydney in 2019. It is the highest in the first innings in England since 664 in Ellona in 2007.
